Just how weird a collection have you got?? More weird stuff

[nrody]

Omg. Those are spectacular. Nothing in my coLection is thas beautiful. I love them.

[rebapuck]

Mothers are like that. I inherited an "ear of corn" soup tureen from my mom. Before I knew it I had many soup tureens. I loved them, but they took up too much space.

[WhitneyK]

PS: Love the embalming fluid bottle collection above too.

Dont' even get me started on embalming supplies My family was in the funeral home business for over 104 years. We never throw anything out!

[grizz]

I guess this posting will straddle two different threads as it comes from one place and passes another toward an outcome.

Recently Nicola has been helping her mum clear up their house of the clutter one collects over a lifetime (mum is 80 )

This week she found an old tobacco jar that dad used a looooong time ago, but it had no lid, Nicola says she remembers it from a long time ago, never having a lid, so maybe it was porcelain and got broken.

When I saw it, I loved the ships on it, and decided to have a go at making a wooden lid for it, so that she could add it to her collection.





There are three different ships around it.

Enter a bit of wood, measured, cut and mounted.



Not sure how long it took, but happy with the result.

I had planned on putting something on top of the lid, like a small handle, but while I was rummaging for something, Nicola surprised me with a cuppa and some biccies, and of course saw the surprise I was making for her and asked me to leave it plain and simple as it was at that point.

This was the result, also good to be back on the lathe for a change, as I have not done a thing for some time.



I also burned the top of the lid to create some contrast, and it was meant to focus ones attention on the small handle/item that was going to go on top.

Still thinking of changing it a bit more.

[nrody]

Very nice job. The lid makes the jar so special. Well done

[grizz]

I guess many of you know that I collect number plates/tags from all over the world.....

Yep, that is slightly weird.

Here is a link (hopefully you do not need to be registered to look in.

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... ead=135792

Got home today, managed to drop my motorbike at the side gate..... perfect.






On the upside, a parcel landed today from the USA from Steven Hansen.....feeding my habit.

Thanks Steve.




Condition of all the plates are great, somehow the camera distorts them.

I am going to have to rearrange my plates soon, removing the nonsensical ones.

[bobhenry]

Here is a link to 11 pages of our members non teardrop related collections......

http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=21795&hilit=collection

[grizz]

Here is a link to 11 pages of our members non teardrop related collections......

http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=21795&hilit=collection

Hi Bob,

Just replied to your thread as well.

In the mean time.

Nicola has also started collecting Victorian Hat pins.

I just took this pic to show it here.

They can range in value from affordable to plain crazy.

[grizz]

I am sure there are Non USA member on the board, so I have just copied and pasted from a posting I made elsewhere.


A few weeks ago I got a PM out of the blue from a member on www.garagejournal.com asking if I wanted a couple of plates from his workshop, as he was having a clearout and general tidy up.

Of course I said Yes Please !!

I also offered him some of my plates or anything else from the UK he may want, which he declined, He replied " A pale ale on Tap in a pub will be payment enough" So I will be buying a couple of Pale Ales one day.

The plates came in the post yesterday and I had posted up a photo higher up already.

The Purple Heart plate took my fancy immediately as I know they are issued only in special circumstances.

I then PM'd him back and asked a bit more and in typical style the reply was somewhat understated.


The Purple Heart is awarded to US military personnel wounded or killed in combat. I have two, both for very minor wounds. Others have paid a much higher price for theirs.

I took the plate off of my 1932 Ford roadster when I switched to a historical plate. Arkansas is one of several states that does not require a front license plate. They changed the law during WWII to save metal. In 1943 or 44 they actually issued a cardboard plate which is now very rare. The original practice was to issue a new plate every year. Sometime after WWII they began issuing update stickers. Arkansas issues a lot of special plates. Volunteer fire fighters get a free tag as do disabled veterans. For a special fee (higher) you can get breast cancer support plates a portion of which goes to charity. Most of the universities in the state sponsor "Alumni" plates and then there are vanity plates such as "I Love Ma" which also require a premium.

I'm having these plates restored for my next hot rod. We can run year of manufacture plates if the numbers are available under the vanity program.

These are his new plates for the 32 Roadster that carried the PH plates before.




COPIED From the Purple Heart website.

The rules for issue of a PH plate in Arkansas, it differs from state to state.

COST: Both PH plate and vehicle registration are free for one vehicle, although you
must pay some miscellaneous administrative fees, such as title fee. You may have one
additional plate for $3.75. Personalization and handicapped symbol not available on PH
plates.3
PROCEDURE: GO to your local Arkansas Revenue Office with your proof of PH award
(copy of DD-214 or other) and complete the appropriate forms.
SURVIVING SPOUSE: One PH plate can be reissued to surviving spouse at the regular
registration fee for the vehicle. Surviving spouses who are not joint owners of the vehicle
must present a marriage license and death certificate.



So, here is my special plate.... which I have put in the centre of my USA collection where it belongs.



Am I pleased??? You Betcha !!!




Once again, thank you, now waiting to get to a pub and buy a couple of Ales.

[Todah Tear]

I collect shoe spoons. They don't have any monetary worth, but I enjoy collecting them.

Todah

[Monkey Mind]

TOMS shoes. Their deal is, for every pair of shoes you buy they will send a pair of shoes to a child in need. Not sure if that justifies my 14 pairs...

And carabiners. And gadgets that are built into carabiners, e.g. carabiner watches or flashlights.

[grizz]

My collection of interesting and weird plates has suddenly taken off.

Have had some nice trades and also people contacting me out of the blue to offer me interesting and rare plates.


Today I received a nice and different plate from a Canadian trade.

SNOWMOBILE PLATE, How cool is that???



The cigarette lighter is there for size perspective.

[campmaster-k]

[quote="DragonFire"]interesting sub-set of restaurant ware, Doug! I have some restaurant ware..mostly Polynesian style restaurants (tie-in with tiki mugs..) and SF Bay restaurants (Spengers)..lots of restaurant ware coffee mugs.

Kirk: are you sure you need to sell the Hondas to fit in a lantern or two?

Would have loved to check out the matchbook collection...I have some to go with the above collection(s)...

Hope you find all the lanterns and stoves you are looking for! You do a great job restoring them or making them look like they should have![/quote


Nope. Decided not to sell the 70s . In fact I am building a super cool one right now. I will bring it to the Dam in the spring.

[grizz]

Another update.....

Got a PM recently from Thomas "The Doctor" in Holland/The Netherlands to see if I would be interested in some treasured paltes he had.

Well, you guys know I would not say no.

When he showed me, I had a little sexwee there and then, OK, not a little one.

I came home tonight from a job interview that I had this afternoon over in Watford and found the plates had been delivered by our postman.

Once again, thank you Thomas.

QUOTED FROM HIS PM

Do you want a real japanese plate as well? I've got 2, bought them for show reasons, to bolt on my japanese cars, but never bother to do so, if you want 1, it's yours.
It's a genuine one, instead of a show plate
I was told it's property of the government, so officially isn't allowed outside Japan, but I don't know how true that is. It's the same in the netherlands, but I do have a couple of old dutch plates which I didn't (have to) return to the government .

I've got a spare dutch classic plate as well, which i'm not using anymore, because I bought 2 new ones after the accident I was in last year. Rear is square (and mangled) and front is normal style. White letters on blue plate.

The plates you see include an old style Dutch plate, which Thomas managed to have on his crashed car.

The Japanese plate is one of a pair of genuine Japanese plates that Thomas had acquired some time ago to use at shows, anyone who knows the rules will know that these plates are all quite difficult to get hold of......

Lastly the German plate was a transport/transit plate he used on a car he moved from the UK back to Europe.




Once again, it means I have to rearrange the plates I have up in the garage.

[grizz]

Right, as mentioned...... some more pics.

There are more of everything you see here around the house, including a collection of Rosary crucifixes from places Nicola and I have visited.

Firstly, our East facing high window, catches the sun early morning and projects the silhouettes into the bedroom.

We just love the beauty and artistry in many of these religious icons.

Sorry for the quality of all the photos.... it is 11pm.



A large decorative cross made by one of my best friends, Antoinette Scoltz in Port Elizabeth.



Bought in Ireland Last year, tourist piece, but pretty.



One of my favourites..... bought at a bootfair, Silver, cost me a whole £1.00 and some polishing.



We also started collecting masks by accident, what you see in the pics is about half or less of what we have.

Then we started collecting Totems too.











Nicola also currently has a chicken thing going on in the kitchen.... not sure for how much longer.

What you see is only the concentrated groups when she runs out of space. It does not include cups, other ornaments etc.







One last thing that she seems to have a real thing for are Biblical Arks as well.

Toys, door stoppers, jewelery etc.



There is more, but they are smaller collections, like Netsuki and other bits.

I also collect "Three wise monkeys" See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil.

Right, who is next?